Usually, a good teacher will listen to what you want to accomplish, what your goals for learning are, and will look and listen to what you already have under your belt. (not literally I hope, and if he does, run.)
He/she will look at your technique, IE, where and how you place your fingers, your wrist position, among other things.
From there, they should pinpoint your weakness's start you off on simple routines of scales, arpeggio's, & patterns.
Many teachers have different teaching regiments.
Not to say that having a teacher is not the way to go, far from it, but there are books that can help you out along the way.
A book I'm in the middle or reading (and learning) is the new book from Mike Dimin. It's called "The "CORE" Method", and it shows you the basics of finger patterns. You can find information on Mike book
HERE and can contact Mike on how to obtain a copy. It's not released yet, but you can still get a copy if you want one. I own a copy and I've been learning a ton. And I've been playing for a long time. Mike makes it easy to learn. Contact Mike for a copy. Hell, bring the book in so your teacher can thumb through the book as well.
Best of luck!
